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Show TELEGRAPHIC KA( H TO IOUT II VI I, . Ciipt. It hI ii brlil ije'i Itff ul ,litri'l KfliilurcfM Huward. HullilnkN lluwuril Will Muou Auuihllale Ibe lCels. Port II.lII, Idaho, 2a. W. U. Uibliavd superintendent: Left t!.i piMt at 2 p. ru. on ttiu ldih iuHlaut lor Lifi1er.1l Huwnrd'e command, with au em:urt ol ten auldium and riity Buuimck und Sbutiboue bcoui, autborizfd by Ueueral Sheridan and Crook. Xieacbed General Howard at 1 a. in. on the 22J iuol., having marched 150 miles. Geuernl Howard was directly on tbe ho tiles' trail and one day's march in (heir rear. J marched with him one day and left him blteeo miles south o( Henry's lake, which place he iu landed to reach tne same day. The hod tiles are badly demnralized, and there are nut to exceed '200 fighting men tl tliem. I found the freihteis and ranchoji-u along Moutaoa stage road in a very demoralized condition. The freighters who were on the road between the tjund Holes and Pleasant valley at the time the bostilee atruck it had left their wngonB where they happened to he, in most instances loaded with valuable Irtigbt, and had taken their Block tc places of gaiety. In one i u la net) I found two. wagons, one loaded Willi met-ahc met-ahc cartndg. b and another with ; powder, but the bosliles had not dia-turbfd dia-turbfd them. As 100 n as I bad passed over the road the freiguLeru commenced moving agaiu. I believe thebostileB have disturbed no freight on the road. General Howard was pleased to get the Indian scouts and thinks they will do him good service. General Howard and command aro having a severe campaign, but all I see rued to he id good spirits anil are hoping to finish the hostile in a very short time now. Bainbkidue. |